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The mistake that Sharon and I both made is we never set any boundaries. (Ozzy Osbourne)

Children today are under enormous pressures rarely experienced by their parents or grandparents. Many of today's children are being enticed to grow up too quickly and are encountering challenges for which they are totally unprepared.

A tantruming toddler is a little ball of writhing muscle and incredible strength. It's like trying to carry a greased pig past a slop bucket.

Parents are the external regulator for kids who cannot regulate themselves.

Myths vs Facts – Suicide

MYTH VERSUS FACTKnowing truth from fiction can make the difference!Myth: Teens who talk about suicide never do.Fact: Most of the time, people who attempt suicide have provided significant clues to their intentions.Myth: Nothing can stop someone once he has decided to take his own life.Fact: Most adolescents who contemplate suicide are torn. They are in pain and want their suffering to end. They don’t necessarily want to die to make that happen, but they can’t conceive of another way, and too often their cries for help go unheeded.Myth: talking about suicide with a teen may give them ideas.Fact: While teens at risk might follow the model of a peer who committed suicide, talking about it in order to prevent it will not encourage him to try it.Myth: Only certain “types” of kids commit suicide.Fact: There is no specific type. Socioeconomic status, intelligence, and culture don’t make a teen any more or less vulnerable to suicidal thoughts or actions.